Lifetripper is a short film detailing a glimpse into the day-to-day life of an everyday working man. Stunningly shot, and lovingly composed, this film is humorous and touching in equal measures.

Rob Benedict plays Stan, a single father and mechanic, whose daily conversations and routine lead him to unearthing a comedic flair. The monotonous tone of work and the slow pace of home life juxtapose perfectly with fast paced conversation and the bright lights of stand up comedy.

This tale of an average life, a search for something more, is artfully told and beautifully portrayed. Bitter-sweet, and funny in places, at only fifteen minutes in length, there is no reason that this film should be missed.

★★★★

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With a loving memory of British adverts from his childhood as an inspiration, Graeme’s exquisite design sensibility and flair for storytelling led him into commercials, directing innovative spots for such impressive clients as Target, Mercedes and British Airways.

His short film ‘Lifetripper’, currently doing the festival circuit, is Graeme’s first venture into narrative film. The film written by Graeme follows the life of a middle-aged mechanic as he questions his future whilst taking the bus to and from work.

Whatever the medium, Robert Bresson’s sentiment that ‘It is with something clean and precise that you will force the attention of inattentive eyes and ears’ is an aesthetic approach held in high regard by Graeme.

He currently lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles with his family.

Nick studied theatre design, film and photography at the prestigious Central St Martins in London. He started out editing and directing music videos before moving into television and commercials.

Along the way Nick developed his distinctive style and his keen eye for casting and working with actors, discovering and giving the first TV breaks to: Simon Pegg – ‘Shaun of the Dead’, Mackenzie Crook – ‘Pirates of the Carribean’, Sanjeev Bhaskar – ‘The Kumars’, Amanda Holden and Jessica Stephenson and most of the cast of ‘The Office’ – Martin Freeman, Olivia Coleman, and Matt Holness. Nick even introduced Ricky Gervais to the BBC prior to ‘The Office’. Nick discovered ‘Mitchell & Webb’ and put them in a sketch series for BBC2 called ‘Bruiser’.

Nick Directed and co-wrote much of the material involved, so he knows exactly where the gag lies, and how not to tread on it or spoof it. He has a keen eye for the look and style of comedy and a natural feel for how best to stage things to get the appropriate laughs.

Advertising director credits include TV commercials for; Southern Trains, Ikea, Burger King, Match.com, Subway, Sony Playstation, Polaroid, Irn-Bru, Kodak, Mini, Citroen, 118 118, amongst many others.

“Shooting real emotion is what we are all about and we compose footage that is fresh, whimsical and a little quirky—but most importantly footage that honors the creative concept”.

Katrine grew up in Idaho and Stephen grew up outside of St. Louis in Illinois. Both studied art in college. Katrine went to Utah State University. Stephen attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and then went to film school at USC. Both Katrine and Stephen have been and continue to be successful still photographers for the past 15 years.

Their work has been featured in Communication Arts, After Capture, Digital Output, Photo District News, HOW and Print.

KN+SAW live and have studio space in San Francisco. They shoot regularly in LA, SF, NY & around the globe.

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The short film was produced in association with RED and AVID and highlights the latest in camera and finishing technology from these two great companies.

Scott is currently shooting commercials and the director/creator for the new hit MTV2 series The Dub Magazine Project. The show based on the popular DUB MAGAZINE is all about cars and car culture and features artists like Game, Far East Movement, Snoop, Shaq, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Manny Pacquiao, Nelly and Amber Rose.  As the most viewed show ever on MTV2 the second season has already been commissioned.

Scott directed the new Global Campaign for the Volvo S60 including assets for Web, Television and Cinema through lead agency Arnold Worldwide. Recent campaigns for Lenovo from Saatchi & Saatchi, New York and Acura, Canada are two other examples of Scott’s work currently on Television and the Web.

Scott has written and directed a few short films. ONE LAST TIME features Hakeem Kae Kazim (24/X-Men: Wolverine) and was shot by DP Morgan Susser (Hesher/Rize); the Sound Design was by Emmy Award winner Jason King (Changling/Gran Torino).

His latest short film TWO LEGGED RAT BASTARDS released this summer premiered  at the prestigous 55th BFI London Film Festival in October 2011.

Two Legged Rat Bastards is a short film based on the short story by Daniel Wallace (Big Fish) detailing the strange estrangement of an elderly father and son. Cast includes Derek Waters (Drunk History, Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Orson Bean (Being John Malkovich)

Weintrob directed the action films for the International Emmy, BAFTA and RTS, winning television show Top Gear (BBC). Top Gear has a worldwide audience of 350 million and plays in over 100 countries.

Weintrob directed the American Network pilot for Top Gear America for NBC.

Weintrob has directed an extreme vehicle comedy series for MTV called Mega Drive.

Scott’s formative years saw him work as a photographer’s assistant at the famous East London Click Studios where he assisted fashion photographers, such as Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Albert Watson, Rankin and David Simms for magazines including Vogue, Dazed and Confused, ID and The Face.

Weintrob spent two years shadowing the director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, One Night Stand, Timecode).